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revolution en · NOUN

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/ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English revolucion, borrowed from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolūtiō (“the act of revolving; revolution”), from Latin revolvō (“roll back, revolve”).

Meanings

(countable) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
- Una rivoluzione è certamente la cosa più autoritaria che ci sia: è l'atto per il quale una parte della popolazione impone la sua volontà all'altra parte per mezzo di fucili, baionette e cannoni; mezzi autoritari, se ce ne sono; e il partito vittorioso, se non vuole aver combattuto invano, deve continuare questo dominio col terrore che le sue armi inspirano ai reazionari. 1873 December [1872], Friedrich Engels, “Dell'autorità”, in Almanacco repubblicano per l'anno 1874; English translation in “On Authority”, in Marx/Engels Collected Works, volume 23, translation of original in Italian, 1988, page 425:
- The revolution had completely transformed the monarchy into a republic.
- The essence of every revolution consisted and consists in putting a new class in power, thus enabling it to realize its own program in life. 1938 January 15 [1937 December], Leon Trotsky, “The Lessons of Spain--The Last Warning”, in Socialist Appeal, volume 2, number 3, page 4:
(countable) The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
- For a long time the dormouse and polecat had seemed to him overfeeble enemies for his restless valour, even as the granary floor seemed to afford too narrow a field. Every day he read the papers of the previous day in the servants' hall of the houses he visited, and it appeared to him that this war in America, which was hailed as the awakening of the spirit of liberty and justice in the New World, ought to produce a revolution in France. 1837, George Sand, translated by Stanley Young, Mauprat, Cassandra Editions, published 1977, →ISBN, page 237:
(countable, uncountable) Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
- Numerous cases are recorded which incontestibly prove that during pregnancy, the uterus perform a half or even a complete revolution, on itself, producing torsion of the cervix […] 1878, George Fleming, A Text-Book of Veterinary Obstetrics, Baillière, Tindall, & Cox, page 123:
- The ratio between the speeds of revolution of wheel and disc is substantially equal to the reciprocal of the ratio between the diameter of the wheel and the diameter of the mean contact circle on the disc. 1912, P. M. Heldt, The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction, Volume II: Transmission, Running Gear and Control, The Horseless Age Co., published 1913, page 147:
- The Earth has two motions: a daily revolution (or turning around) upon its axis, and a yearly course around the sun. 1864, D. M. Warren, The Common-School Geography, Revised edition, H. Cowperthwait & Co., page 6:
(countable, uncountable) In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
- It takes 365 days for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.
(countable, uncountable) A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
- Ông Kac-Mac là kinh tế học K. M. Ông ấy ngiên kứu rõ ràng tư bản chủ ngĩa, dế quốc chủ ngĩa, zai kấp tranh dấu, vân vân ở dâu mà sinh ra; lịch sử nó thế nào, hiện tượng nó thế nào, và kết quả nó sẽ ra thế nào. 1927, Nguyễn Ái Quốc, “1. K. M. là zì?”, in Dường Kách mệnh; English translation from “1. What is a Revolution?”, in Vijay Prashad, transl., The Revolutionary Path (Selected Ho Chi Minh), translation of original in Vietnamese, 2022:
- In 1825, the first public railway carried passengers across the English countryside, setting in motion not just an engineering revolution, but an industrial one too. Imagine the awe and excitement of those first passengers as they boarded the train, unaware that they were witnessing the dawn of a new era. 2025 October 1, Richard Evans, “The value of the railway effect”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 58:
- the AI revolution
(countable, uncountable) A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
(countable, uncountable) Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
(countable, uncountable) a rule in Tycoon where if four cards are placed down at once, the card hierarchy is reversed.

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Translations (310)

ary دورة (turning of an object around an axis) · vo levolut (political upheaval) · lo ການປະຕິວັດ (political upheaval) · fa-ira اِنْقِلاب (political upheaval) · an reboluzión (political upheaval) · be вярчэ́нне (turning of an object around an axis) · ar ثَوْرَة (political upheaval) · ca revolució (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · gv cassey (turning of an object around an axis) · sq revolucion (political upheaval) · la circuitus (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · ne क्रान्ति (political upheaval) · bn ইনকিলাব (political upheaval) · gl revolución (turning of an object around an axis) · el επανάσταση (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · ota اداره (turning of an object around an axis) · sw geuza (turning of an object around an axis) · gv cassey (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · hu forradalom (political upheaval) · pt giro (turning of an object around an axis) · cs revoluce (political upheaval) · hu fordulat (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · fa گردش (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · wuu 革命 (political upheaval) · gd rèabhlaid (removal and replacement of a government) · my အရေးတော်ပုံ (political upheaval) · gu ક્રાંતિ (political upheaval) · nl omwenteling (turning of an object around an axis) · sh revolúcija (political upheaval) · dng гәмин (political upheaval) · ms pusingan (turning of an object around an axis) · hu forradalom (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · hi विप्लव (political upheaval) · mr परिभ्रमण (turning of an object around an axis) · sw mapinduzi (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · hi भ्रमण (turning of an object around an axis) · fa اِنْقِلاب (removal and replacement of a government) · mt rivoluzzjoni (political upheaval) · pl obrót (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · sv rotation (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · ce революци (political upheaval) · pa ਇਨਕਲਾਬ (political upheaval) · ja 革命 (political upheaval) · gv çhyndaa (turning of an object around an axis) · xal хүвсхүл (political upheaval) · hi क्रांति (removal and replacement of a government) · sv revolution (political upheaval) · is bylting (political upheaval) · tr devrim (political upheaval) · bua хубисхал (political upheaval) · hy հեղափոխություն (removal and replacement of a government) · ast revolución (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · uk оберта́ння (turning of an object around an axis) · id revolusi (removal and replacement of a government) · uk о́берт (turning of an object around an axis) · eo revolucio (political upheaval) · ms revolusi (political upheaval) · pt rotação (turning of an object around an axis) · mn хувьсгал (political upheaval) · bg револю́ция (removal and replacement of a government) · pt rotação (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · bg обико́лка (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · la ambitus (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · si විප්ලවය (political upheaval) · be рэвалю́цыя (removal and replacement of a government) · bg оборо́т (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · fr révolution (political upheaval) · grc ἀποστασία (political upheaval) · lb Ëmdréiung (turning of an object around an axis) · id revolusi (turning of an object around an axis) · hy հեղափոխություն (political upheaval) · lt revoliucija (political upheaval) · ota دوره (turning of an object around an axis) · am አብዮት (political upheaval) · kmr serhildan (political upheaval) · ko 혁명 (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · fi pyörähdys (turning of an object around an axis) · kmr şoreş (political upheaval) · nb rotasjon (turning of an object around an axis) · te విప్లవం (political upheaval) · ti ሰውራ (political upheaval) · de Revolution (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · pt revolução (removal and replacement of a government) · fr révolution (turning of an object around an axis) · mi whananga (turning of an object around an axis) · hi परिक्रमण (turning of an object around an axis) · tk ynkylap (political upheaval) · bg оборо́т (turning of an object around an axis) · fa-cls شُورِش (political upheaval) · ast revolución (turning of an object around an axis) · vo levolut (removal and replacement of a government) · mr क्रांती (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · cy chwyldro (political upheaval) · pt revolução (turning of an object around an axis) · tl himagsikan (political upheaval) · cmn 革命 (removal and replacement of a government) · ca revolució (turning of an object around an axis) · nl revolutie (political upheaval) · be рэвалю́цыя (political upheaval) · pl rewolucja (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · ta புரட்சி (political upheaval) · nb revolusjon (removal and replacement of a government) · sw mapinduzi (political upheaval) · io revoluciono (political upheaval) · nan-hbl 革命 (political upheaval) · ckb خول (turning of an object around an axis) · de Revolution (political upheaval) · cdo 革命 (political upheaval) · ru револю́ция (removal and replacement of a government) · cmn 旋轉 /旋转 (turning of an object around an axis) · cmn 公轉 /公转 (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · tr ihtilal (political upheaval) · eu iraultza (political upheaval) · cy amdro (turning of an object around an axis) · tk öwrülişik (political upheaval) · et revolutsioon (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · uk оборо́т (turning of an object around an axis) · pl przewrót (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · nb revolusjon (political upheaval) · da revolution (political upheaval) · ko 혁명 (political upheaval) · khb ᦵᦅᦲᧉᦖᦲᧃᧈ (political upheaval) · tk rewolýusiýa (political upheaval) · ar اِنْقِلَاب (removal and replacement of a government) · hi इंक़िलाब (political upheaval) · es revolución (political upheaval) · hi क्रान्ति (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · gv irree magh (removal and replacement of a government) · lad ריב׳ולוסייון (removal and replacement of a government) · de Umdrehung (turning of an object around an axis) · bn বিপ্লব (political upheaval) · sgs revuoliocėjė (political upheaval) · it rivoluzione (removal and replacement of a government) · ro revoluție (political upheaval) · tr döngü (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · ru враще́ние (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · gu વિપ્લવ (political upheaval) · uz inqilob (political upheaval) · bg обра́т (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · ga réabhlóid (political upheaval) · ps انقلاب (political upheaval) · nb omdreining (turning of an object around an axis) · tg шуриш (political upheaval) · ast revolución (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · ga réabhlóid (removal and replacement of a government) · ru переворо́т (removal and replacement of a government) · sv revolution (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · mwl reboluçon (political upheaval) · fa-cls اِنْقِلَاب (political upheaval) · fi vallankumous (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · fi vallankumous (political upheaval) · gv çhyndaa (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · vi cách mệnh (political upheaval) · ko 공전 (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · es revolución (removal and replacement of a government) · hu forgás (turning of an object around an axis) · bg повра́т (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · it rivoluzione (political upheaval) · ru враще́ние (turning of an object around an axis) · gv irree magh (political upheaval) · ksw တၢ်ပၢၢ်ဆၢ (political upheaval) · lv revolūcija (political upheaval) · es giro (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · bg върте́не (turning of an object around an axis) · nn omdreiing (turning of an object around an axis) · hu fordulat (turning of an object around an axis) · mn ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠰᠬᠠᠯ (political upheaval) · kk төңкеріс (political upheaval) · pl obrót (turning of an object around an axis) · no omveltning (political upheaval) · kn ಕ್ರಾಂತಿ (political upheaval) · ja 公転 (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · ca revolució (political upheaval) · km បដិវត្តន៍ (political upheaval) · bg револю́ция (political upheaval) · hi परिक्रमण (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · la revolutio (political upheaval) · de Revolution (removal and replacement of a government) · fa چَرْخِش (turning of an object around an axis) · es revolución (turning of an object around an axis) · et revolutsioon (political upheaval) · el περιστροφή (turning of an object around an axis) · wa revintreye (political upheaval) · hu keringés (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · ja 革命 (removal and replacement of a government) · tr döngü (turning of an object around an axis) · tg инқилоб (political upheaval) · hy պտույտ (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · ko 혁명 (removal and replacement of a government) · gl revolución (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · hu forradalom (removal and replacement of a government) · el επανάσταση (political upheaval) · la revolutio (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · yi רעוואָלוציע (political upheaval) · fo kollvelting (political upheaval) · he מַהֲפֵּכָה (political upheaval) · la revolutio (turning of an object around an axis) · ms ubah desak (removal and replacement of a government) · or ବିଦ୍ରୋହ (political upheaval) · pa اِنْقِلاب (political upheaval) · ml വിപ്ലവം (political upheaval) · mi hurihanga (turning of an object around an axis) · lb Revolutioun (political upheaval) · ar دَوْرَة (turning of an object around an axis) · cmn 改革 (political upheaval) · hy ռեւոլյուցիա (political upheaval) · as বিপ্লৱ (political upheaval) · fi vallankumous (removal and replacement of a government) · vi cách mạng (political upheaval) · th การปฏิวัติ (political upheaval) · ckb خول (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · hi क्रांति (political upheaval) · hi परिक्रमा (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · ru оборо́т (turning of an object around an axis) · ab ареволиуциа (political upheaval) · sa क्रान्ति (political upheaval) · io revoluciono (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · sw mapinduzi (removal and replacement of a government) · ast revolución (political upheaval) · hi परिभ्रमण (turning of an object around an axis) · rue револу́ция (political upheaval) · ug ئېنقىلاب (political upheaval) · yue 革命 (political upheaval) · ru оборо́т (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · cv революци (political upheaval) · ckb شۆڕش (removal and replacement of a government) · hy պտույտ (turning of an object around an axis) · bo གསར་བརྗེ (removal and replacement of a government) · mwl reboluçon (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · ro revoluție (removal and replacement of a government) · ms ubah desak (political upheaval) · km ការបដិវត្តន៍ (political upheaval) · wa toû (turning of an object around an axis) · az inqilab (political upheaval) · bg пре́лом (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · uz revolyutsiya (political upheaval) · ru револю́ция (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · pl rewolucja (political upheaval) · hi विप्लव (removal and replacement of a government) · nl revolutie (removal and replacement of a government) · sah өрөбөлүүссүйэ (political upheaval) · sw mageuzi (political upheaval) · lad revolusion (removal and replacement of a government) · sk revolúcia (political upheaval) · fr coup d'état (removal and replacement of a government) · ky төңкөрүш (political upheaval) · pt revolução (political upheaval) · pl przewrót (political upheaval) · tr devrim (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · lb Revolutioun (removal and replacement of a government) · mk револуција (political upheaval) · tr darbe (removal and replacement of a government) · ca revolució (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · uk револю́ція (political upheaval) · sv revolution (removal and replacement of a government) · id revolusi (political upheaval) · hi क्रान्ति (political upheaval) · fr tour (turning of an object around an axis) · vi cuộc cách mạng (political upheaval) · ltg revoļuceja (political upheaval) · cmn 革命 (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · hi इनकलाब (political upheaval) · ms revolusi (removal and replacement of a government) · gd rèabhlaid (political upheaval) · es vuelta (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · ur اِنْقِلاب (political upheaval) · ko 회전 (turning of an object around an axis) · id revolusi (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · gl revolución (political upheaval) · mk револуција (removal and replacement of a government) · th ปฏิวัติ (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · tt инкыйлаб (political upheaval) · sv rotation (turning of an object around an axis) · fa-ira رِوُلوسْیون (political upheaval) · bg револю́ция (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · fa-ira شورِش (political upheaval) · kk революция (political upheaval) · ab ареволиуциа (removal and replacement of a government) · my တော်လှန်ရေး (political upheaval) · ja 回転 (turning of an object around an axis) · ckb شۆڕش (political upheaval) · fr révolution (removal and replacement of a government) · sh револу́ција (political upheaval) · ky революция (political upheaval) · uk револю́ція (removal and replacement of a government) · uk верті́ння (turning of an object around an axis) · kk көтеріліс (political upheaval) · fr tour (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · mr क्रांती (political upheaval) · af rewolusie (political upheaval) · sl revolucija (political upheaval) · pt revolução (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · km ការបដិវត្តន៍ (removal and replacement of a government) · ar اِنْقِلَاب (political upheaval) · ka რევოლუცია (political upheaval) · ja 改革 (political upheaval) · hak 革命 (political upheaval) · cmn 革命 (political upheaval) · ps ټنټه (political upheaval) · ar ثَوْرَة (removal and replacement of a government) · fi kierros (turning of an object around an axis) · wa revolucion (political upheaval) · ur اِنْقَلاب (political upheaval) · fr révolution (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · be абаро́т (turning of an object around an axis) · fi kierros (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body) · or ବିପ୍ଳବ (political upheaval) · ja 革命 (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline) · th ปฏิวัติ (removal and replacement of a government) · ru револю́ция (political upheaval)

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